President Barbara N. Fish called the regular meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education
to order at 1:00 p.m. on January 11, 2005, in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room
353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.

Mr. Tom Lange, President, West Virginia Education Association, addressed the Board
regarding the deletion of the definition of the eight hour work day from Policy 2510: Assuring the
Quality of Education - Regulations for Education Programs.

III.

Approval of Agenda

Upon motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Cook, the Board unanimously approved the
agenda as presented.

Ms. Brenda Williams, Executive Director, Office of Instructional Technology,
Superintendent's Office, provided an overview and update of the SAS in Schools project and an
update regarding the U.S. Department of Education Technology Evaluation Grant. (Copy appended
to Official Minutes, Attachment B.)

VI.

Special Recognition

President Fish recognized Ms. Williams and presented her with the Board's "Attitude Is
Everything" award.

VII.

Break

President Fish called for a break at 2:15 p.m.

VIII.

Call to Order

President Fish called the meeting back to order at 2:25 p.m.

IX.

Policy 2510: Assuring the Quality of Education - Regulations for

Education Programs, Definition of Teacher Work Day

Dr. Steven L. Paine, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools, addressed the Board and
provided a brief history regarding the work day definition that was removed from Policy 2510 at the
December meeting. President Fish distributed a copy of the work day definition as was removed
from the policy when initially placed on comment.

President Fish requested a motion to insert the original definition of "Work Day" as " Time
allocated for the instructional day and other activities such as homeroom, class changes, lunch,
planning periods, and staff development that may not exceed eight clock hours" into Policy 2510 and
place this new language on comment for 30 days.

Dr. Johnson moved, and Mrs. Cook seconded the motion and it carried with eight members
voting yes, and one member, Ms. Chapman, voting no.(Copy appended to Official Minutes,
Attachment C.)

X.

Future Meetings

The next regular meeting of the Board will be held January 12, 2005 in the Board Conference
Room, Capitol Building 6, Room 353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.